Fireplace screen



Oct. 28, 1930. H. cs. CHADBOURNQE FIREPLACE SCREEN Filed May 28, 1929. 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN V EN TOR.

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Oct. 28, 1930.

H. G CHADBOURNE FIREPLACE SCREEN Filed May 28, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. z. 6. 87700 6 our/2e, A BY ATTORNEYS.

Patented Oct. 28, 1930 r nARrwELr. G. cHADBooRNnbr' sE'A'rTnnj was-manor I "s ar -Magenta,

A plication fii'eii ma 28,

This invention relates to a fireplace screen. The object of my invention is the production of an ornamental, usefuland efficient:

screen, for a fireplace, which will. prevent sparks or burning pleces of material from 'falling out of the fireplace onto the floor.

Another'object of the invention is the construction of a screening device-for a fireplace, which preferably has two roller units that are manipulated for closing the front of a fireplace with a fine wire or metal mesh, but which can be operated with ease for I placing the screening means out of the way,

leaving free access to the fireplace.

With the foregoing and other obgects in view, my invention comprises certainnovel constructions, combinations and arrangemerits of parts as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying taken on line 3, 3, Figure 1.

designates the tubular-like casings, connected in the appended claims.

; Figure 1 is a view in drawings, and more particularly pointed out Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line4, 4, Figure 1,'and looking in the direction of the arrows, H Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5, 5, Figure 3, and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 6 is an enlarged, fragmentary seeone of the hangers. I Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1

tional view of the hollow track and part of v by a hollow slotted track 2. Each casing 1 is provided with alowerbearing device 3.

" The lower bearing device 3 (Fig. 3) comprises a threaded post5 that extends down into the plastic hearth 6, with nut 7 screwed on post 5 against the bottom 8 of the casing 1. Nut 7 is seated down in the hearth. A

bearing containing casing 9 is provided with 1929., suit ng-acacia ball bearings '10 (sil which air-10W *end tr mum-11 revolves. The u per end of po'st5.

extends into therollerll w re;

i" A disc m s-Sin, the tcp poraon of asiag lfihd stub shaft.12extendsiiitosame. The

end. of track 2 extends into, the casing :1 and rests on'the {disc 11?. ktliieade extends througlil bracket 14 ngthe bp of easingi, and into the top or the track; The upper end pr bolt-18is fixedly secured'within the v ornan entali knob 15. I tra'c'k within-"tlie casing, tlierebykeeping tlie artsjassembled. *Both of 'th'e' casings arideo? perating; parts; are similarly. onstructed;

On; roller 1-1 is yi'irePhlesli. screening whichisfadapted'tdbedrawn out at casing through the vertical slotfl-li"; 'the'islot's" '17 are in alignment and: regist with slot {29} of traek 2;r.:---

e Eacl'rof as two 'are fiastened to' the fireplace ang anchor device 18.11 This anchor device-comprises 'a'band 19'e2itending around-"the gasisg' and fiii'edlyisecured to the I vertical plate-20. T11is; p1ate 20*is hf lposition agaiiist the face of'the' fireplace by bolt" devices Each bolt device-coniprise's a sleeve'21,slittedat'its inner'end for eXp'an v sible wings'2 2; Tliese wifigs'are separate and} independent, and are forced outwardly by thew'edge bolt"23 being drawnoutw'ardly'by screwing nut 24 inwardly, uponthe outer threaded end of the bolt. Right here, --it; i'sto be notedt' h'at'in thefupper bearing. device structure, the end of ;-track -2-*acts as a filler betweenldisc 11 and bracket 14, holding the Bolt "13 locks the discprop'erly for constituting a bearing for.

thelupper end oftheirollerllf.

' Lprovidej a central track support 25 (Fig. 4), which comp'risesa band 26 thatis fi'xedly. securedto a substantially" U-shaped bracket- 27, and-this bracket is held against the'faceof the fireplace by} means o'fjsaidbolt devicei low track is efficiently supported, producing a-very durable's'tructure.

To the-outer vertical like'yvir'e mesh" 16, is secured a hanger device. This hanger device comprises two inetal strips '28 be'tweexr which? 116 mesh IGYiS S e- In this manner, the central part of the H01:

edge of'each sheetcured. The upper ends of the hanger devices extend through slot 29 in the bottom of the hollow track 2, and bolts 30 extend through these ends, within the-track 2, with'rollers' 31thereon. Handles 32 are fastened to the middle of the hangers constituted by said strips or plates 28, and a latch device 33 is employed for holding the hangers together and the wire'mesh or screening in frontof the fireplace opening.

The rollers lliareSof the usual-hollow spring-carrying type, working similar-to the ordinary window shade roller, so that the mesh sheets may be drawn out of the casings, but upon the latch device 33'being released, the spring'action is sufficient to wind the wire m esh sheets up nJt-he, roller, with the ing said casings and havingits ends enclosed by and secured within the tops of said casings, said track provided with a slot'inv its under face in rectangular arrangement with sa1d slots of sa1d casings, roller screens in sa1d casings and adapted to move in theslots of said casings, hanger devices secured to said In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my 7 signature.

HARTWE VG. GHADBOURNE.

hangers substantially out of the way,leaving I practically the wholeof the fireplace opening free andunobstructech I have foundfrom practical experience thatthehangers travel easily uponthe track, and that the entire operation o f g rnydevice is simple and efiicient. '1 Fromthe foregoing, it will be understood that broadly Ij have "provided a fireplace screen or apparatus in which a plurality of casings, containing-sprlng factuated rollers V are used,,,each= casing-provided withhearth bodiment of my inventionand illustrated the same in the accompany'ing drawings, certain minor'changes or alterations may appear to one skilled in the art towhich this invention relates,'during the extensive manufacture of the same,and I, therefore, reserve the right to make such alterations or changes, as shall v v fairly fall within the scope of the appended V claims What -I- claim is: Y 1;

.1. In a'fireplace screen,the combination of a pairlof hollow metallic casings, adapted to a a.

be 'placed at opposite sides of a fireplace opening, a. hollow metallic track having its ends extending into'and supported in-th'e tops of said casings, said track and; casings provided with slotsin the same vertical plane and in their inner faces, roller screens normally in said casings and mounted to slide in the slots 5 i V I of said casings, and supports secured to said screenand slidably mountedin the slot of v i said track.

2. In a fireplace screen, the combination of a pair of hollow vertical casingsadapted to be placed at opposite sidesof a fireplace opening, said casings'provided on their inner faces with s1ots, a horizontal hollow track connect, I 

